Where does “mesa” come from?
mesa (Occitan) comes from Occitan metre, from Old Occitan metre, from Latin mittere, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
mesa (Occitan): placement, placing
Definitions
- placement, placing
Ancestry of “mesa”, step by step
mesa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Occitan metre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | metre | to put, to place |
| 2 | Old Occitan | metre | — |
| 3 | Latin | mittere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via Old Occitan Mezoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | Mezoa | — |